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Two 6.7 million grants for FSE researchers from Dutch Research Agenda

08 November 2024

Researchers of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) at the University of Groningen have been awarded two NWO grants of 6.7 million euros. Professor Han Olff is coordinator of a project that will develop a new approach to global biodiversity restoration in areas of high livestock farming. Researchers from various institutes of the Faculty of Science and Engineering are partners in a consortium led by Professor Inge Loes ten Kate (UU, UvA), which will conduct research into the origin of life on earth and in the universe.

These are grants within the Research on Routes by Consortia (ORC) program of the Dutch Research Agenda (Nederlandse Wetenschapsagenda, NWA). In the projects, researchers from multiple universities collaborate with knowledge partners and civil society organizations.

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CurveBend: From biodiversity loss to a nature-positive society through mobilisation of collective action at the landscape scale

Biodiversity is under significant pressure worldwide, and restoration efforts often fall short. This project proposes a new approach to restoring biodiversity in areas where livestock farming dominates land use. The research stimulated and studies new collective initiatives where all relevant regional parties — including residents, farmers, conservationists, recreational entrepreneurs, the agrifood chain, municipalities, and water authorities — work together both within and across sectors. By comparing different areas in the Netherlands, South America, and East Africa, the project aims to develop effective, region-specific solutions and foster the exchange of innovative ideas.

PRELIFE - Pathways, Reactions, and Environments leading to LIFE: An interdisciplinary approach

The origin of life is one of science's greatest unsolved puzzles. Several theories exist, but there is no consensus. PRELIFE is built on an interdisciplinary approach in which astronomy, biology. chemistry, computer science, earth and planetary sciences, education science, mathematics, and physics work together on the question 'How and under what conditions did life arise on earth, and how common are these conditions in the universe?' These questions are also alive in society, which is why teachers, schoolchildren and the public will be involved in the search for answers, through educational projects and collaborations with artists and museums.

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